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Interaction with H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India

Ahead of Nepalese President Ms Bidya Devi Bhandari’s scheduled visit to India later this month, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India, for an interaction on ‘India-Nepal ....

April 12, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , BBIN , India-Nepal relations , Deep Kumar Upadhyay
पाकिस्तान आइएसआइ की कश्मीर में गतिविधियां
कर्नल शिवदान सिंह

कश्मीर घाटी में एक बार फिर देश विरोधी तत्वों ने वहां पर शांति भंग करके हिंसा भड़काने की कोशिश की �....

April 05, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Kashmir , कश्मीर घाटी , stone pelting , Pakistan ISI , आतंकी तौसीफ अहमद , हिंसा , आइएसआइ , सोशल मीडिया
PM Sheikh Hasina’s Visit, 2017-Time for New Vision in Indo-Bangladesh Relation
Dr Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit India (April 7-10, 2017) at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Modi. In a statement issued by the government, “The upcoming visit is expected to further expand cordial and cooperati....

March 31, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Sheikh Hasina’ India visit , Indo-Bangladesh relations
Pakistan: A Dangerous Divide
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

The civil-military tug of war in Pakistan has masked what could be an even more dangerous divide in the polity. This is the growing alienation among Pakhtuns in Pakistan during the last few years, culminating in the recent racial profiling of the com....

March 16, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , FATA , Pakistani Pakhtuns , Racial discrimination
Visit of a Parliamentary Delegation from Myanmar

A ten-member multi-party delegation of Myanmar’s parliamentarians, led by Mr. Oo Hla Sae (Member of Parliament, Arakan National party), called on the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) faculty on 20 February 2017. The ensuing interaction fo....

March 15, 2017 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Conferences , Centre-State Relations , Parliamentary Delegation
Interaction with Tilak Devasher on his book “Pakistan: Courting the Abyss”

Mr. Tilak Devasher, former civil servant, author and columnist, shared key findings of his outstanding research, titled ‘Pakistan: Courting the Abyss’ in a panel discussion, held at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 27 January 201....

March 14, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Book Discussions , China-Pakistan Nexus , Pakistan: Courting the Abyss
Pakistan: Evolving Dynamics
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Notion of Pakistan Faiz Ahmad Faiz, expressed his disillusionment with the partition in his famous verse:

Ye daghdaghujala, ye shab-gazidasahar Vointizarthajis-ka, ye vosahar to nahin, Ye vosahar to nahinjiskiarzulekar Cha....

March 11, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Pakistan , Terrorism , Development , Balochistan , Mohajir
Talk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

On 08 February 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), for a second time since its inception in December 2009, had the honour and privilege of hosting the Nobel Peace Laureate, His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the spiri....

March 10, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , Interaction , Buddhism , Dalai Lama , Ancient Indian , Nalanda Monastery
Trincomalee Consultation, 16 – 17 Feb 2017, Colombo

The ‘Trincomalee Consultation 2017’, a Track 1.5 dialogue, was organized by the Pathfinder Foundation (Sri Lanka) in collaboration with Carnegie India to discuss the development of Trincomalee port as regional hub for the Bay of Bengal. The Consu....

February 27, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Seminars , Bay of Bengal , Pathfinder Foundation , Trincomalee Consultation , Policy Planning
Pakistan Needs Tough Handling
Amb Kanwal Sibal

No Indian government so far has found an answer to our unique Pakistan problem. Pakistan was a product of deep divisions - of land, people and religion - accompanied by bloodshed, ethnic cleansing and refugee flows. India’s secular, multi-religious....

February 24, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Pakistan , Terrorism , India’s options
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